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Sunday, 03 September 2006

Samsung claims to have cracked 4G

Jo Best writes:

Samsung is claiming to have cracked 4G, while most of the mobile industry couldn't tell you what it is yet. ¶ The electronics giant planned to demonstrate the high-speed technology at the Samsung 4G Forum, which runs through Friday on Jeju Island, South Korea. Using a specially adapted bus, the company promises wireless speeds of 100Mbps ... . The company also said it planned to demonstrate a handover between cells at up to 60 kilometers per hour. ¶ Fixed speeds for technology will be even greater, getting up to 1Gbps ...--that is, 50 times faster than the current next-generation hype generator, mobile WiMax. ...